poor
adjective
having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.
poorest
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superlativeof poor.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The poorest populations can’t access the technology required to use Bitcoin, so he had a message for the crypto developers present.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
For the next 16 years, he hardly owned any material possessions and worked for free as a high school teacher in San Francisco and throughout some of the poorest areas in the San Joaquin Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The UN's migration agency said Monday that the renewed fighting in the Arab world's poorest country had forced 93,864 people to flee their homes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Despite running one the poorest countries in the world, Kim spends millions each year developing a secretive nuclear arsenal.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Wilson chose the Brooklyn Hospital Center over Wood- hull Medical and Mental Health Center, the city-run hospital that serves three of Brooklyn’s poorest neighborhoods.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
